2 census tracts · pop 5,308 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Bunker Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Pottsville, PA, population 5,308. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Pottsville baseline of 32.3%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.4/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $821, close to the Pottsville average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $37,794.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bunker Hill vs PottsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Bunker Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bunker Hill?
Bunker Hill scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bunker Hill compare to Pottsville overall?
Bunker Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Pottsville overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $821 vs $822.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bunker Hill?
Average gross rent in Bunker Hill is $821/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bunker Hill residents are renters?
66% of Bunker Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Pottsville). The neighborhood has 5,308 residents.
Q5
Is Bunker Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Bunker Hill sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Bunker Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bunker Hill is census tract 42107001902 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 5.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Bunker Hill for landlords?
Bunker Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pottsville as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bunker Hill?
Bunker Hill has 4,907 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
